SNAPSHOTS FROM CANADA

Published: March 1, 2010

The New York Times photographers Doug Mills and Chang W. Lee, along with Kim Stallknecht, spent more than two weeks in Vancouver and Whistler documenting the highs and lows of the Olympics. These are some of their favorite photographs and memories. More images at nytimes.com/sports.

CHANG W. LEE ON RYAN KESLER'S EMPTY-NET GOAL

I like it because he was blind-eyed and up in the air from behind. And it sealed their upset victory over Canada. It will be one of the classic hockey moments.

CHANG W. LEE ON KIM YU-NA

I am a Korean-American. I could feel all of her pressure from her country. When she finished her program beautifully, she was finally able to let it out. It was all about Olympic spirit and the defining moment of her career.

DOUG MILLS ON LINDSEY VONN

The Vonn photograph was my favorite because it was very difficult to shoot and it was her first gold medal. She arrived at the last jump going incredibly fast, and I could not see her coming. I used a timer on my watch and knew within 10 seconds when she would come flying over the hill. As soon as the timer went off, I knew she was seconds away from flying through the air en route to the finish line. I wish there had been snow on the trees behind her.

DOUG MILLS ON THE OLYMPIC RINGS

The lens photograph was taken at a medals ceremony. It caught my eye when I turned toward the crowd and looked to see the cheering fans. It was a wonderful surprise to see the Olympic rings were reflected in another photographer's telephoto lens.

PHOTOS: The Olympic rings reflected in a photographer's lens at a medals ceremony in Whistler. (PHOTOGRAPH BY DOUG MILLS/THE NEW YORK TIMES); Ryan Kesler scoring around Corey Perry in the United States' preliminary- round men's hockey win over the eventual champion Canada. (PHOTOGRAPH BY CHANG W. LEE/THE NEW YORK TIMES); The skip Thomas Ulsrud modeling Norway's popular curling pants. Canada defeated Norway, 6-3, for its second consecutive gold medal. (PHOTOGRAPH BY KIM STALLKNECHT FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES); Kim Yu-na became the first South Korean figure skater to win Olympic gold. She had a record 228.56 points, more than 23 ahead of her nearest pursuer. (PHOTOGRAPH BY CHANG W. LEE/THE NEW YORK TIMES); Lindsey Vonn, left, won the gold medal in the women's downhill in 1:44.19. Julia Mancuso, her teammate and longtime rival, was 0.56 of a second back and claimed silver. Vonn also won a bronze medal in the super-G. (PHOTOGRAPH BY DOUG MILLS/THE NEW YORK TIMES); The opening ceremony at B.C. Place. Two nations -- Canada and the Republic of Georgia, which was mourning the death of its luge athlete, Nodar Kumaritashvili -- received a full standing ovation during the parade of athletes. (PHOTOGRAPH BY KIM STALLKNECHT FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES)